People only just discovering they've been cooking broccoli wrong this whole time

04 January 2024 , 12:00

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There is now an even easier way to cook broccoli (stock photo) (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

People are only just discovering they have been cooking broccoli all wrong - as one super easy trick makes it so much easier.

Broccoli is a relatively easy vegetable to cook as it is, and you'll likely feel pretty confident when rustling it up, but people are only just finding out the "correct" way to cook it.

Apparently, you aren't meant to cut it up before boiling or steaming it so it's easier to cut up the florets once cooked - as one man found out when he tried it out for himself and was amazed at the result.

TikToker Sidney regularly shares easy life hacks and when he came across the broccoli trick and shared it online. He said: "Here's something I didn't know until I was in my 30s: broccoli should be chopped after it's boiled?" As he placed the whole broccoli in the boiling water, floret side down. After ten minutes he then took it out of the water with tongs.

He was then able to cut the broccoli in one, chopping all of the florets when they were soft and said: "It's already falling off! Look at that, perfect," demonstrating the method. It saves the hassle of having to chop the florets when uncooked and harder. Other TikTokers were amazed at the easy trick and called it "life-saving".

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"This has made my life so much easier," one person chimed, while another added: "I went to culinary school and didn't know this!" A third advised: "Remember to eat the stem, it is more nutritious than the florets."

The hack was also backed up by a chef from MyRealFood, a recipe app, as they shared on their social media the same broccoli trick. They said: "Did you know about this trick for cooking broccoli? All you need to do is submerge the head of the broccoli in boiling water and then you can cut it off super-easy and super-quick."

Another crafty cook shared her trick for draining pasta. Despite being another relatively easy food to cook, there is apparently an easier way to drain it, according to mum and social media influencer Ash Reid. She claimed: "You're supposed to cover your pot with your sieve, tip the water out and almost use the sieve-like a lid on top of the pot. This way the water drains from the pasta or rice easily and all the items remain inside the pot."

Niamh Kirk